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Asparagus Casserole

This is a variation on the all time favorite Thanksgiving Green Bean Casserole. I was at the store and noticed a good deal on asparagus and decided to try the dish with asparagus instead of green beans. Here's the recipe I tried and it was thoroughly enjoyed.

Ingredients:

2-3 Tablespoons of butter

1/2 cup diced onions

2 cups asparagus pieces (I used fresh aspargus)

3 cups chicken broth

1 (10-3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup

1 (2.8 oz.) can French-Fried onion rings

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a large skillet.

Saute the onions in the butter.

Boil the asparagus in the chicken broth for up to 10 minutes and drain.

Add the asparagus, mushroom soup, and onion rings to the onion mixture.

Stir well.

Pour into greased casserole baking dish (approx. 8x8 square).

Bake for 20 minutes.

Carefully top the casserole with the grated cheese and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until casserole is hot and cheese is melted.

I didn't add any extra seasoning because the broth, mushroom soup, and the cheese added enough salt for our taste. You could and probably should double this recipe and use a 9x13 baking dish because it vanished quickly.

I've been married since December 1974 to Dear. My degree was in Home Economics with an Elementary Teaching Credential. We have 2 sons and a daughter who are all married as of 2015. Our first granddaughter was born in 2017. We enjoy living in Washington State. Both my parents were born in Russia so I'm 100% Russian. They immigrated to the U.S.A. via Iran just after WWII. I was born and raised in the East Los Angeles area of California.

18 comments:

I am going to have to try this even though it seems it would be very rich. It was brilliant of you to think of trying this and thanks for sharing the recipe. You don't happen to know the calorie and fat gram count do you?

This is the only way my kids would eat asparagus when they were young. I made it the same except for not using cheese and putting half of the French friend onions on top. They would have loved the cheese! I'll have to try it this way--looks delicious! Thanks!

I have tried substituting asparagus for green beans to include a "special" vegetable for holiday dinners, and it is tasty.

A much more flavorful variation on the traditional green bean casserole is to use fresh green beans and cook them in chicken broth before adding to the casserole. Saute fresh mushrooms and onions and there you have it.

We use reduced fat cream of mushroom soup for the recipes. Can't tell the difference.

This looks delicious! I wonder if I can pass the asparagus off as green beans to my DH who does not like Asparagus. I love the stuff! and he loves Green Bean casserole! Thanks for sharing again. I made your Colorado Rocky Mountain High Cookies the other day and they were a huge hit. They stay moist for days (or as long as they last).